Joe, Sometime ago I had written to find out what the marking on some military records meant. I was sent a list. The M.I.R. means "Muster In Rolls" Ted --- Joseph Mann <joe@mannfamily.cc> wrote: > My Francis Schuler was in Company K of the 119th > Regiment of New York > Volunteers > . > Joe > > > -- > Joseph W. Mann Jr. > joe@mannfamily.cc > > The Origins Genealogy Project at > www.mannfamily.cc/public/index.html > Member, The Hudson County Genealogical Society at > www.HudsonCountyNJGenealogy.org > > On 4/15/08 2:55 PM, "akeegan" <akeegan@wowway.com> > wrote: > > > What Company was he in? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Joseph Mann" <joe@mannfamily.cc> > > To: <civil-war@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2008 1:34 PM > > Subject: [CIVIL-WAR] Identifying marginal markings > on an enlistment record > > > > > >> I'm hoping someone who's seen this before can > help - > >> > >> I have the enlistment card for ancestor named > Francis Schuler who signed > >> on > >> to the 119th Regiment of New York Volunteers on > July 4, 1862 for a term of > >> 3 > >> years in New York City. It indicates he was > mustered in on Aug 30, 1862 as > >> a > >> private but there is no mustering out info > recorded on the card and as of > >> yet I have found no pension file, note of > desertion or other info about > >> his > >> service. > >> > >> Curiously, the margin of the card has a note > written in the same hand as > >> whoever completed the card that says "sub" and > then following it is what > >> to > >> my eye looks like typewriter-made lettering (but > given the time period I'm > >> guessing was a stamp) saying "M.I.R." > >> > >> Can anyone identify these marks? Does the "sub" > probably mean Francis > >> Schuler enlisted as a substitute or that he hired > a substitute to take his > >> place or something else entirely? > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to CIVIL-WAR-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ